Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961. Date: April 19, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev is killed in a shootout with police. His brother Dzhokhar is later captured hiding in a boat inside a backyard in the suburb of Watertown. Date: April 19, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On…

A killing spree in Nova Scotia, Canada, leaves 22 people and the perpetrator dead, making it the deadliest rampage in the country's history. Date: April 19, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2020 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Ingenuity helicopter becomes the first aircraft to achieve flight on another planet. Date: April 19, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 19 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 7.5 Mw  Guatemala earthquake shakes Guatemala with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing between 800 and 2,000. Date: April 18, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)

The 7.9 Mw earthquake and fire destroy much of San Francisco, California, killing more than 3,000 people, making one of the worst natural disasters in American history. Date: April 18, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)

Joan of Arc is beatified in Rome. Date: April 18, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City. Date: April 18, 1912 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1912 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: French pilot Roland Garros is shot down and glides to a landing on the German side of the lines. Date: April 18, 1915 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1915 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War I: During a mine warfare in high altitude on the Dolomites, the Italian troops conquer the Col di Lana held by the Austrian army. Date: April 18, 1916 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1916 📅 On This Day (Today)